Faculty Awards

Faculty Awards

Beth DeRidder, niece of Michael J. Mungo and head of the Mungo Foundation, addresses
the 2014 faculty award winners

Faculty Awards

Dr. John Grady receives one of the Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Awards

Honors and Awards

USC attracts and retains high caliber faculty and students. The faculty and students
of USC are consistently recognized both nationally and internationally for their research,
scholarship and creative activity. Programs, honor societies and prestigious recognitions
for continuing scholarly achievements and distinctions of faculty and students are
awarded and recognized on an annual basis.

Our faculty represent the university nationally with several awards, including American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows, Fulbright Scholars, Guggenheim
Fellows and National Science Foundation Career Awards.

The Michael J. Mungo teaching awards and Distinguished Professor of the Year award
are given by the Michael J. Mungo Foundation every year to tenure-track or tenured
faculty who demonstrate outstanding dedication to their students through teaching.
The Mungo Foundation recently increased the monetary values of the awards to $5,000
for the teaching awards and $20,000 for the Distinguished Professor of the Year Award.
This year's recipient of the Distinguished Professor of the Year Award is Dr. Rekha
Patel, associate professor in the department of biological sciences.

Outstanding Faculty and Research

The University of South Carolina has outstanding faculty in teaching and research
in each of its colleges and schools throughout the USC system. In addition to internal
faculty awards, our faculty are consistently recognized by national awards, honors
and fellowships.

Outstanding Students

Our exceptional students are given the opportunity to take advantage of the Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs. This office facilitates the pursuit of nationally prestigious scholarships by university
students. The Office of Fellowships & Scholar Programs is the home base for Carolina,
Stamps Carolina, McNair, Hamilton and Horseshoe Scholars.

USC hosts the oldest Phi Beta Kappa chapter in the state. It recognizes outstanding student academic achievement in the
liberal arts and sciences.

Students are recognized annually at USC’s Awards Day.

Two faculty members named AAAS fellows

Duncan Buell, College of Engineering and Computing and Joe DiPiro, South Carolina
College of Pharmacy were recently named AAAS fellows.